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May 19, 1931.,

.1. BARTA TUB ' Filed Jan. 19, 1931 :NVENToR cfosepfi Baria.

KMHLW ATTORNEY$ Patented May 1 9, 1931 PATENT err-ice JOSEPH n orMARTIN'S FERRY,- on Io TUB Application filed January 19, 1931. Serial1T0. 509,841.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in tubs generally,although more particularlyto tubs which are employed for rinsingclothes, dishes, etc., and embodies certain improvements over my priorPatent 1,778,620, Oct. 14, 1930.

In my prior patent, fresh water is supplied to the tub through themedium of an inlet pipe which is detachably connected to the bottom ofthe tub and is in communicationwith an opening in said bottom, and aperforated plug or nozzle is removablymounted in the opening. Theperipheral wall of the tub is provided with an annular channel adjacentthe top which is in communication with a drainpipe to continuously carryoff the scum and Water. When it is desired to empty the water from thetub, it is necessary'to either tilt the tub or to disconnect theinlet'pipe and plug.

Among the several objects of my invention are to provide a tub of thecharacter described above wherein water may be emptied from the tubwithout tilting the same or without disconnecting the water inlet pipe,and to provide such a construction which is extremely simple and istherefore cheap to manufacture.

-\Vith these and other objects in view which will more fully appear, thenature of the invention will be more clearly understood by following thedescription, the appended claims, and the several views illustrated inthe accompanying drawings.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a tubconstructed in accordance with my invention, and

Figure 2 is a detail section showing the outlet valve open.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, my invention includes a tub Ahaving a bottom 5, an annular wall 6 having an outlet annular conduit 7located in a horizontal plane and above the bottom 5, or adjacent thetop of the tub, and provided with inlet openings 8, and at least onedischarge opening 9 which is in open communication with a discharge pipe10.

The bottom 5 is centrally formed with a single outlet opening 11. Awaste pipe 12 has'its upper end fitted within the opening 11 and securedto the bottom 5 by solder or other suitable means, so as to seal theconnection between the waste, pipe and the bottom of the tub. I

The waste pipe 12is provided with a lateral discharge nipple'13 which isconnected with the discharge pipe by a flexible pipe 14. The waste pipe12 is in effect avalve body and the upper end of the pipe constitutes avalve seat.

Extending upwardly through the bottomof the waste pipe or valve body 12is a water inlet pipe section 15 whose upper end is exteriorly threadedvand projects above the bottom 5 of the tub. The exterior diameter of theinlet pipe section is considerably less than the interior diameter ofthe waste pipe or valve body 12 and consequently an annular chamber isformed within the valve body and around the-inlet pipe. A combined valveand nozzle 16 is threaded onto the upper end of the inlet pipe section15, and is provided with a plurality of discharge openin s 17 and with aperipheral flange 18 which ears against the upper end or valve seat ofthe waste pipe orvalve body 12 through the' medium of a gasket 19. Thenozzle or-valve 16 thus functions to admit water into the tub from theinlet pipe section 15 and also to form a closure which normally sealsthe open-- ing in the bottom of the tub.

When the tub is in use water continuously passes upwardly through. thewater inlet pipe section 15 and thence outwardly through the dischargeopening 17 of the com- The water together with the scum thereon isdischarged continuously through the outlet bined nozzle and valve 16 andinto the tub.

tub, the supply of fresh water is cut off and p the combined nozzle andvalve 16 is adjusted upwardly from the valve seat thereby forming apassage which communicates with the interior of the tub and with thevalve body 12, thereby permitting the Waste water to readily gravitatethrough the valve body and flexible pipe 14 to the discharge pipe 10.

. It is of course to be understood that the details of structure andarrangements of parts may bevariously changed and modied withoutdeparting from the spirit and sco e of my invention as claimed. 7 claim4 1. A tub including a bottom having a waste opening and a peripheralwall; a waste pipe communicating with the opening in the ottom of thetub; a water inlet pipe extendingupwardly through the waste pipe and 7through the opening in the bottom of the tub; and a discharge nozzleadjustably secured to the upper end of the water inlet pipe and normallysealing the waste opening in the bottom of the tub.

a combined discharge nozzle and valve adjustably secured to the upperend of the water mlet pipe for cooperation'with the valveseat torespectively admit water into the tub and to seal the waste openingagainst egress of water from the tub.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscrlbed my name.

2. A tub includin'ga bottom having a waste opening anda peripheral wall;a waste .pipe communicating with the opening in the bottom of the tub;said waste pipe including a valve body' connected to the bottom of thetub and disposed in communication with the waste openlng, the upperendof the valve body projecting into the waste opening and forming a valveseat; .a water inlet pipe extending upwardly centrally through theJOSEPHYBARTA. v V

valve body and terminating above'the bot- I waste 0 ening and aperipheral wall having .a disc arge opening adjacent the top thereof, ofa discharge pipe communicating with said discharge opening; a waste pipecommunicating with the o ening in the bottom of the tub and with sa ddischarge pipe a water inlet pipe extendingfupwardly through the wastepipe and throu h the opening in the bottom of thetub; an a dischargenozzle adjustably secured to theupper end of the water inlet pipe andnormally sealing the waste opening in the bottom of the tub. v

4. A tub including a bottom having a waste opening and a peripheral wallhaving a discharge opening adjacent the top thereof,

of a discharge p1pe communicating with said discharge-opening, a wastepipe communicating with the opening in the bottom of I the tub and withsaid discharge pipe; said q waste ipe including a valve body connectedto the ottom of the tub and disposed in com munication with the wasteopening, and a pipe section connected to and m communication with thevalve body and the discharge pipe, the upper end of the valve bodyproject-- n into the waste openin and forining a va ve seat; a waterinlet pipe extending upwardly centrally through the valve body andterminating above the bottom of the tub; and

